Marnus Labuschagne wrote his way into the record books as he capped off his glorious summer with a double century to put Australia in charge of the third Test against New Zealand. Labuschagne hit a career-high 215 as Australia were bowled out for 454 at the SCG on Saturday’s second day in extreme heat, before New Zealand fought back to be 0-63 at stumps. Australia v New Zealand: third Test, day two – as it happened Read moreBut the day still belonged to Labuschagne. His fourth triple-figure score of the summer and first career double ton took his tally for the Test season to 837 runs, the most by any Australian for a five-Test home program. Matthew Wade (22) and Travis Head (10) threw away opportunities to make big runs when they went in the opening session.

Source: The Guardian January 04, 2020 07:18 UTC